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Trait-Descriptive Adjectives Words that describe traits, attributes of a person that are reasonably characteristic of the individual and potentially last over long periods of time Personality Set of psychological traits and mechanisms within an individual that are organized, relatively enduring, and influence interactions with the environment Psychological Traits Characteristics that describe ways in which people are similar or different to each other; have psychological meaning, are stable, a...

Social Cognitive Theory -Learning occurs as a result of social interaction. -rooted in behaviorism -adds cognitive processes - reasoning, motivation Social Cognitive View of Reinforcement and Punishment Expectations -Must expect punishment or reinforcement -Response-reinforcement contingency Vicarious Experiences - Vicarious reinforcement - Vicarious punishment How learning reinforcement and punishment contribute to learning: EXPECTATIONS: Social cognitive theorists propose that people's exp...

Conditional Y values are normally distributed around the regression line Homoscedasticity: variance of Y values are constant across different values of Ŷ (homogeneity of variance) No linear relationship between Ŷ and errors of prediction Independence of errors assumptions of multiple regression - distribution of residuals Variables are normally distributed Linear relationship between predictors and criterion Predictors are not singular (extremely highly correlated) Measured using a continuous...

A researcher examined the release of endorphins in the brain as a function of chocolate consumption (X1), genuine compliments (X2), and the interaction between these two continuous variables (X1X2). She expects that the beneficial effect of chocolate will be evident for those individuals who are provided with a high level of genuine compliments (i.e., 1 standard deviation above the mean on genuine compliments), but will be attenuated when the level of genuine compliments offered to the individua...

PSYC 301- EXAM 4 LATEST 2024/2025 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ It is estimated that _______ of individuals with anorexia nervosa die as a result of the disorder, with as many as 30% of those deaths coming from _______. a. 50%, homicide b. 20%, suicide c. 50%, suicide d. 20%, homicide - ANSWER-b. 20%, suicide Dr. Thompson sees a patient with a chubby face, calluses on her fingers, and small scars on the back of her hand. Tests indicate that the patient i...

Red-green colorblindness is most common in Males All of the following cranial nerves move the eyes except vestibulocochlear According to the McGill Pain Questionnaire, describing a "shooting" pain in your arm uses which dimension(s) of pain? Sensory-discriminative Which body part is not highly represented on the sensory homunculus? Eyes The representation of the human body in the somatosensory cortex especially emphasizes the Hand and lips The first time Bob tastes spicy food he finds it ...

PSYC 3014 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY COMPLETED EXAM WITH RATIONALES 2024

PSYC 3014 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY COMPLETED EXAM WITH RATIONALES 2024

Extensive Midterm 2 PSYC 301 UBC notes that includes all the Learning Objectives and answers to them so you can better prepare for the midterm. The document is also color coded by topic.

Extensive Midterm 1 PSYC 301 UBC notes that includes all the Learning Objectives and answers to them so you can better prepare for the midterm. The document is also color coded by topic.